Simulation of a Swiss wood fuel and roundwood market: An explorative study in agent-based modeling

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-118

  Kostadinov, Fabian ^a   Holm, Stefan ^a   Steubing, Bernhard ^b   Thees, Oliver ^a   Lemm, Renato ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agent based computational economics; Agent based modeling; Forest management; Market simulation; Roundwood and wood fuel market

Indexed keywords

AGENT INTERACTION; AGENT-BASED COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS; AGENT-BASED MODEL; FUEL MARKETS; MARKET SIMULATION; PRIVATE FOREST OWNERS; ROUNDWOOD MARKETS; SCENARIO EXPLORATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FORESTRY; WOOD; WOOD FUELS;

COMMERCE;

COMMERCE; COMPUTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUELS; LOGS; MARKET RESEARCH;

EID: 84888057522     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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